stopping

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stopping

/ˈstɒpɪŋ/ UK
/ˈstɔpɪŋ/ Australia, British, Scotland
/ˈstɑpɪŋ/ US
/ˈstɒpɪŋ/ New Zealand
[ˈstɔ̟pɪŋ] New Zealand
/ˈstɒpɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England

Rhymes with -ɒpɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of stop

noun stoppings

The act of something that stops; a halt. constant startings and stoppings
Similar: hiatus
dated Material for filling a cavity in a tooth. an amalgam stopping
Similar: filling
A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist. 1831-1850, William Youatt, On the Structure and the Diseases of the Horse The drawing poultices and stoppings of farriers are often highly injurious, instead of abating inflammation .

Similar: moratorium, recess

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fillet, stoppage, cease, blocking, ceasing, discontinue, cessation, suspend, discontinuance, discontinuation, suspended, suspension, shutdown, detain, shut-off, shutoff

noun

Similar: moratorium, recess

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@misc{stopping_2026,
  title = {stopping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stopping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}